Honey storage

[Jim134]

I have let the girls do their work and the goldenrod hit. My supers are just about full and capped the second deep has little broad and lots of honey around the sides. Looks like they will be ok.

    I know where I live in New England. You need about 12 to 14 deep frames of honey and about 3 to 4 deep frames of pollen. Along with about three to four withdrawn comb  empty frames For clustering space. This is why I run two deeps and one medium for a brood nest. All my box a ten frame.


            BEE HAPPY Jim 134

[Acebird]

This is why I run two deeps and one medium for a brood nest.

I know other people do this but why mix equipment?  Either run 2 deeps solid or 3 deeps in the north and let the bottom half of the bottom deep be empty.  Avoid the mixed equipment problem in the spring.

[Jim134]

   In my opinion you leave way too much honey on with 3 deeps. I have no problem in the spring. Eiher you make splits out of medium nucs or splits out of deep nucs. As a matter of fact in this area you could sell medium nucs for the same price as you can sell nucs for.


     BEE HAPPY Jim 134